Category Archives: Gap plays

Novice Gap Trade in MSFT

Posted on October 24, 2014 by TraderHank
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  I’ve had a tougher week of trading this week compared to a week ago when everything seemed to work properly.  My trade today in MSFT reminded me of my trading last week, flawless!  I found MSFT on my Gap … Continue reading →

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OMG play in C for TraderHank

Posted on October 15, 2014 by TraderHank
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My play of the day came in C which I had on my gap list as a Tier III type mortgage play.  A real shocker after yesterday’s gap up and I was handsomely  rewarded as I shorted the first 5 … Continue reading →

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Beautiful one and done in AAPL this morning

Posted on September 25, 2014 by TraderHank
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  I hopped on AAPL short this morning just after the markets open and watched as prices crashed hard.  AAPL hit all of my targets plus I had one add and reduce area where I added more shorts and reduced … Continue reading →

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Break out play in AAPL

Posted on September 2, 2014 by TraderHank
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  Another crazy day of trading as the market finally sold off hard only to recover later in the day.  My play of the day came in AAPL which made my early morning list as a Tier III gap up. … Continue reading →

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Igniting bar play in the QQQ

Posted on August 25, 2014 by TraderHank
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I was not exactly excited today to see the market gapping up this morning after 11 days up.  After scanning my list of 100 stocks I had nothing on my list.  Even after taking a 2nd look at all the … Continue reading →

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Big play short in WFM

Posted on July 31, 2014 by TraderHank
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  I still have a few post from last week that I’ll get posted when I get a chance but today I just had a knockout day in WFM short.  I found WFM on my Tier III gap down list … Continue reading →

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Hourly COG in STI on Monday made for a powerful long play…

Posted on July 26, 2014 by TraderHank
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  Going over my notes from Monday, I realized that my play in STI was really the play of the day.  STI had been selling off hard all day long and for some reason I just never could get in … Continue reading →

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QQQ short play comes up big for TraderHank

Posted on July 16, 2014 by TraderHank
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I sat around all morning wondering if I would get a trade off as the QQQ’s had gaped up this morning clearing yesterday’s highs.  The first hour of trading in the Q’s was in a narrow range and I was … Continue reading →

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Gap fade play in MS

Posted on July 15, 2014 by TraderHank
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My play of the day came in MS which I found on my gap play list as a Tier III type mortgage gap.  As the market closed its first hourly bar with a red topping tail bar, I figured that … Continue reading →

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Huge gap down in the market makes for tough trading on Friday

Posted on July 12, 2014 by TraderHank
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  After being whipped out of my short trade in WFC and taking a full stop I was finally able to find a winner in QCOM.  QCOM made my list as a Tier II could be a Tier I mortgage … Continue reading →

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